| 单词 | slippery slope |
| 释义 | slippery slopeSEE SYNONYMS FOR slippery slope ON THESAURUS.COM nouna dangerous and irreversible course: the slippery slope from narcotics to prison. Origin of slippery slopeFirst recorded in 1985–90 Words nearby slippery slopeslippery, slippery as an eel, slippery dick, slippery dip, slippery elm, slippery slope, slipping rib, slipping rib cartilage, slippy, slip-rail, slip ring Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for slippery slope
Idioms and Phrases with slippery slopeslippery slope A dangerous course, one that leads easily to catastrophe, as in He's on a slippery slope, compromising his values to please both the bosses and the union. This metaphoric expression alludes to traversing a slick hillside, in constant danger of falling. [Mid-1900s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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